Republican presidential candidate and Florida Governor Ron DeSantis attends a Never Back Down campaign event at The Thunderdome in Newton, Iowa, US, on December 2, 2023. Florida Governor Ron DeSantis suspended his fading presid...
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has suspended his presidential campaign just before the New Hampshire primary.
In the two weeks sinceending his 2024 presidential campaign, Ron DeSantis has returned to Florida and to the duties of his governorship, while still focusing on some of the culture war issues that helped him build a national profile. At the same time, he's been sharing some intimate, self...
Once DeSantis had launched his campaign, he suffered from a dearth of positive headlines and consistently declining polls. Some of this can likely be chalked up to how his campaign was run, and repeating some mistakes that we've seen past high-profile contenders make on their way to ...
DeSantis, meanwhile, is working to establish that a third-place finish would be a disaster for Haley. His campaign, and the super PACs backing his presidential bid, have sought to wield the nascent hype for Haley as a cudgel, hoping that she will underperform expectations and lose momentum....
DeSantis’ super PAC, which already has a half dozen paid staffers on the ground in each of the first four states on the Republican presidential primary calendar, did not mention his bipartisan achievements in a statement touting DeSantis’ “incredible success.” ...
If DeSantis ends up campaigning for the general election, he will pivot on this, as polling also shows that it’s a loser among the broader population. That means not trumpeting his fight with companies, and certainly trying to avoid headlines about being in court with them right during the...
Trump campaign spokesperson Steve Cheung called the memo "a desperate cry for help from a candidate who is flailing in the polls and has lost all control." "His campaign is living in a fantasy land devoid of reality and everyone is laughing at the joke of a campaign he's running. Preside...
Should he decide to run for president, it is expected he will get into the race in the late spring or early summer, after his state's legislative session ends in early May. Justin Sayfie, a veteran GOP lobbyist who was former senior adviser to Florida Gov. Jeb Bush and ha...
DeSantis, whose term ends in 2026 and cannot seek reelection, served in the Navy and was awarded the Bronze Star. His criticism of diversity and equity measures in recent years aligns with Trump’s pledge torid the militaryof “woke” generals and initiatives. ...